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Danvers in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll

1634 - 1719

 
 
Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 16, 2009
1. Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll Marker
Inscription.
gave this land to the inhabitants of
Salem Village as
A Training Place Forever.
To the memory of him and of the brave
men who have gone hence to pro-
tect their homes and to serve
their country, this stone
is erected by the town.
1894.

 
Erected 1894 by Town of Danvers.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.
 
Location. 42° 34.018′ N, 70° 57.877′ W. Marker is in Danvers, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Centre Street and Ingersoll Street, on the right when traveling west on Centre Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Danvers MA 01923, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Village Training Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Salem Village Parsonage (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The 1681 Salem Village Parsonage (about 700 feet away); The 1734 Addition (about 700 feet away); Samuel Parris Archaeological Site (about 700 feet away); The Church in Salem Village (approx. Ό mile away); Salem Village Meeting House (approx.
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0.4 miles away); Salem Village Witchcraft Victims’ Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danvers.
 
Marker on Centre Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 16, 2009
2. Marker on Centre Street
Danvers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 16, 2009
3. Danvers Marker
Village Training Field image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 16, 2009
4. Village Training Field
Minutemen trained and drilled on this field prior to and during the Revolutionary War.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,850 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 16, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 17, 2026